Magenta Brocade Mani Using Marianne Nails Plate

The incredibly busy October is almost coming to an end, and in a couple of days I'll be flying back to Japan for 3 weeks. I really can't wait! I haven't seen my family for 2 years, and I miss them so much. Here's one last mani before I'm off to holiday.Thumb, middle finger & ring finger: I started off with base coat. I stamped a floral pattern on Marianne Nails No.97 (review post here) with Hit the Bottle Hello Buttercup (review post here), and coloured in with Madam Glam Blue is the One (review post here). I painted Madam Glam Temptation over the stamp and let it dry for 30 mins. I peeled the decal off, cut it and placed on my nails. I added some pearls I bought from Bundle Monster, and finished off with Glisten & Glow HK Girl topcoat.Pointer & pinkie: I painted Madam Glam Temptation and added a pearl and gold bullions around it.I just love this magenta colour so much. It looks pink in the photo but it's more purple in real life. Such a pleasant colour to wear! I couldn't help pairing it up with this bright yellow stamping polish which is Hit the Bottle Hello Buttercup. This mani reminds me of some oriental dress, and I'm super happy with the result.

Vintage Delicate Print Mani Using Marianne Nails Plate

Out of 8 beautiful plates kindly sent by Marianne Nails (review post here), I chose plate No.68 to create my first design.Base is my favourite blue, Madam Glam Sea Swing and Sun (swatch shown here) for all my nails. Apply Simply Peel around my nails. I stamped a floral design from Marianne Nails No.68 using Urban Nail Art White stamping polish (review post here). Then I made a stamping decals out of different images on the same plate using Ya Qin An Chocolate, coloured in with BC Co. shade #26, and placed them on each nail. For middle finger I added some gold beads fom Harunouta around the lady silhouette, and for other nails I added blue decorations my super talented and sweetest friend Minnie @nailbees kindly gifted me. Finished off with Glisten & Glow HK Girl topcoat.I'm super thrilled with how it turned out. This simple colour scheme gives such a nice vintage feel. This Marianne Nails plate is all about elegance, and I recommend this to anybody who likes elegant lady-like manis.

Marianne Nails Stamping Plates Review

I'm back with a review for some beautiful stamping plates. This time, Marianne Nails. Marianne Nails is a French based stamping plate brand run by lovely Ghislaine Debray. This brand has been around for few years now, but this is my first time trying out their products so I was super excited when Ghislaine contacted me about reviewing the products.Before I go into review, here are the links to Marianne Nails store and SNS:

Tea Girl Mani Featuring Madam Glam Pretty As Hell

November 17th Update: I replaced the video at the end of this post with YouTube version.Do you remember my pizza mani I showed you the other day? Let's have a cup of tea after pizza, shall we?For this mani I started off with 2 coats of Madam Glam Pretty As Hell (swatch and review here), and applied topcoat to smooth out the surface. Then I made a bunch of stamping decals out of tea girl, tea pots, lemons, etc from Messy Mansion MM62 plate (review post here) using Mundo de Uñas Dark Gray, and coloured in with 8 different polishes. I applied those decals on each nail and finished off with Glisten & Glow HK Girl topcoat.This is the first time I applied decals over a glitter polish, and I was wondering how that would go. I was pleasantly surprised it felt nice and smooth, and didn't feel gritty at all. Why didn't I do this earlier?? I hardly use glitter polish in my nail art, but I think this Madam Glam polish is so perfect to go with these cute stamps.

Marble Effect Butterfly Mani featuring Madam Glam Polishes

November 13th Update: I replaced the video at the end of this post with YouTube version.Today I created something using a new technique, new polishes, and new stamping plate. How exciting!I started off with Madam Glam Minty Canvas for all my nails. You can see the swatch and review about this polish on this post. Then here comes the new technique - I placed few drops of Madam Glam Sea Swing and Sun (blue), You're a Beauty (pink) and Minty Canvas randomly on plastic paper, squashed and twisted with a stamper, then dabbed it onto my nails. I repeated the process few times till I was happy with the marble effect. This technique was inspired by Sandy @Beaching Nails and Swanette @nailstamp4fun, who showed us this technique on their respective YouTube channels a while back. When the base was done, I stamped leaves and flowers from Ejiubas EJB-01 plate (side B) using Urban Nail Art white stamping polish, then made a stamping decal out of butterflies with Mundo de Uñas Dark Gray, coloured in with Madam Glam Aqualicious and You're a Beauty. I stamped dragonfly instead of butterfly for pointer and pinkie. This is such a fun effect, yet easy to create. You can achieve the similar look by placing drops directly on your nails and squash, but I think this technique is better at keeping the polish layer nice and thin. I wish the photo shows the marble effect better, but I like this soft look. These Madam Glam polishes work so well together to create a springy look!

Pizza Mani Using Messy Mansion MM61

November 8th Update: I replaced the video at the end of this post with YouTube version.

With so many gorgeous Messy Mansion plates (review post here), I didn't know where to start. A lot of design ideas came to my mind but the first plate I grabbed was Messy Mansion MM61 - pizza plate.I started off with white for all my nails, then placed a piece of masking tape in the middle of each nail and painted red and green over it, to make an Italian flag tricolour. Then for thumb and middle finger, I made a stamping decal out of pizza stamp using Ya Qin An Chocolate, and cut a piece out of it and placed it on these nails. For other fingers I used Messy Mansion black stamping polish 'Carbon' and made a decal out of pizza toppings (ring finger) and fireplace (pinkie). Pointer is simply a direct stamping.This mani took a lot of time to create but I'm proud of how it turned out. We actually ordered pizza on the night before I created this mani, and I'm pretty sure it helped inspire me with this mani!

Madam Glam Polish Swatches & Review

Happy Saturday! Wow, this week literally flew away like a bullet train. I couldn't get around to do my nails much, but I sure did a lot of photo editing for my reviews this week!Today I'd like to share another amazing product I received, this time from Madam Glam. This is the second time doing review on this brand, and you can read my first review post here. Madam Glam is a U.S. based cosmetic brand, and their polishes are 5 free, cruelty free, and vegan. They come in a 0.5oz (15ml) bottle, and are priced at $10.95. I absolutely love their polishes, and I was so excited when Laura contacted me for the second review. Before I go into review, here are the links to Madam Glam shop and SNS:

Here are the 6 beautiful polishes I received. They recently released 20+ regular polishes, and these are few of them. Swatches shown below were all taken in the sun, with Urban Nail Art Speed Up topcoat applied.

First up is 'Pretty as Hell'. This is 2 coats. Soft pink base with black and white hex glitters of different size. You get heaps of glitters on the brush without trying to 'fish' them, yet application is nice and smooth.

Next up is 'Minty Canvas', 2 coats. This is more like a pearl finish than creme, and is slightly on a thick side but easily manageable. Colour is so soft and pretty, and will be a great base for nail art.

Next up is 'Temptation', 2 coats. Beautiful magenta creme leaning toward purple. I'm such a sucker for a shade like this. I've collected so many purple/magenta shades to find the right colour, but I finally found THE ONE! The only problem is that it's super hard to capture the accurate colour. Arg! My swatch photos are leaning toward pink, but the bottle shot on my second photo shows the colour more accurately.

Lastly, 'You're a Beauty'. Soft pink creme. This was the sheerest of the bunch I tried, and this is 3 coats. Another pretty colour that would work great for nail art base.

最後に'You're a Beauty'。柔らかいピンククリーム。私が試した中で一番シアーで、これだけ唯一３度塗り。ネイルアートのベースに使いたい可愛い色です。

Formula is great on these polishes. They are nice and opaque, and go on smooth and butterly. My four picks on the first review was all creme, so I was curious to see how their glitter and shimmer polishes apply, but I'm happy to say they are very easy to work with. All in all, I'm once again impressed with these polishes, and super happy to have them in my collection. Madam Glam has a great range of nail polishes, so be sure to check their website. It's also worth noting that they offer discount codes every now and then, so make sure you sign up the newsletter to get them!

Messy Mansion Plates & Stamping Polishes Review

I have more beautiful plates to show you today; this time from Messy Mansion. I don't think I would even need an introduction to this brand, but Messy Mansion is an Aussie stamping brand run by the lovely Julia McGowan. I'm already a proud owner of few of their plates, and their stampers are my all-time favourite. I was super excited when Julia contacted me about product review, and she kindly sent me 8 plates and the newly released stamping polishes.Before I go into review, here are the links to Messy Mansion store and SNS:

These are what I received. 8 round plates, scrapers, and 4 stamping polishes.

こちらが送られてきたもの。丸プレート８枚、スクレイパー、それから新作のスタンピングポリッシュ４本。

I'll show you the stamping plates first. Messy Mansion round plates are 7cm in diameter and are bigger than the standard round plates (Konad, Bundle Monster, BP, Pueen, etc) on the market. Each plate is priced at $7 (US dollar). You can see all the Messy Mansion round plates on this product page. It's going to be pic heavy, so click 'Read More' to continue reading!

Halloween Night Stamping Mani Using EJB Stamping Plate

October 12th Update: I replaced the video at the end of this post with YouTube version.I haven't been on Instagram much since my last post there, but when I went and looked, there were Halloween manis everywhere! With so many Halloween designs around, it really makes it difficult for me to come up with something unique and creative, but I finally decided on one design.Thumb, middle finger & ring finger: Base is Sally Hansen Teeny Bikini. I painted a semi-circle with KIKO Melon and Ciate hopscotch, and topcoated in case of mis-stamp. I applied Simply Peel around my cuticles, and stamped a cat, lamp, ghost, graveyard etc from Ejiubas EJB-04 plate side B (see this post for review & link to the shop) with Mundo de Uñas Black. I finished off with Glisten & Glow HK Girl topcoat.Pointer & pinkie: Base is Sinful Colors Mauve. I painted semi-circle with Madam Glam Lilac Madness and MoYou London Cerise Pink, and topcoated. Then I stamped lamp, spider, witch and bat from the same plate with Mundo de Uñas Black and Light Gray.I'm quite happy with how this turned out. I was thinking about not going for typical Halloween colours of purple and orange, but I ended up using this colour combo anyway. This EJB-04 plate has so many small images to choose from, and I had a fun time creating this mani.